Malvaceae FAMILY
Callirhoe pedata
Callirhoe pedata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Callirhoe pedata is an erect to weakly erect, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a thick, tuberous taproot; it produces a cluster of usually 2 - 5 stems (occasionally to 15 stems) 15 - 90cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is probably harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern and central N. America - Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas
HabitatPrairies, plains, woods and mesquite groves[ 228 Title Flora of the Great Plains. Publication Author McGregor. R. L. & Barkley. T. M. Publisher University Press of Kansas. Year 1986 ISBN 070060295x Description A useful source of habitats. ]. Open oak or oak-pine woods, mesquite woodlands, margins of woods, prairies, roadsides; at elevations from 100 - 500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].